NASA looks at future astronomy missions

This article details the planning of NASA missions for the coming decade. According to the article, the years 2008 and 2009 are set to cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $12 million. It's interesting to know that they plan as far ahead as they do. Apparently they meet every 10 years in discussing their space objectives for the coming decade.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has selected 19 science teams to conduct year-long studies of new concepts for its next generation of major space observatories.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said every 10 years U.S. astronomers and physicists take part in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey in cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences.

More here: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/02/18/nasa_looks_at_future_astronomy_missions/2283/

-Ryan